Shock-absorber for vehicles.



w. J. FABER. SHOCK ABSORBBR FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7, 1913.

Patented NOV. 10, 1914.

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12 Y My L THE MORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTD-LITHO., WASHINGTUN, D, c

` y c. FABER, or BROOKLYN, NEWHYORK.

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TQ L ZZ' 'whom z'z may concern: f

`Be itknown that I, WILLIAM J. FABER,a

citizen of the United States, and a residentvv of Oneida, in the county of Madisonand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Shock-Absorber for Vehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. i

This invention f relates to vehicles and has particular reference to cushioning devices designed for the purpose ofrelieving shocks p or j olts.

More particularly stated, the invention relates to motor vehicles or the like having: peculiarly formed spindles or axlesv wherebyH the impact upon the wheel is tota large exe tent absorbed by a spring controlled inember between the wheel and the .main axle in a peculiar manner. f f

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a meansfor easily adjusting they means for controlling the'shock wherebyit may be variously `set in accordance .with varying f weights `or loads to be carried by the vehicle. The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed vand illustrated in the -dicate Correspondingy drawings forming apart of thisspecication in which like characters of reference inparts in all the views, andin lwhichy Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the wheel hub l and al 'portion y of the spindle provided with my improvement;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the spindle mechanism, the hub'bengin section; Fig. 3 is an end view as will bel seen from the left of Fig. v1; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the l-inefM of Fig. 1 Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the spindle block; and Fig. 6.

is a transverse sectional detail on the 6-6 ofFig. 1.

The several parts of the device may be made ofany suitable materials, and the relative sizes and proportions, as well as the gen eral design ofthe mechanism, may be varied line ` to fa considerable extent without departing -fromthe spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.,`

At 10 I indicate one end of a main axle of any suitable type and adapted to support a vehicle frame or body in any approved'.

Only one end of the axle is shownmanner. but it will be understood thaty the other end thereof will be ofthe same character. At 11. I show the hub of aawheelfv applied to Y vSpecification of Letters Patent."v n

`Application led October 7, 1913. vSerial'lol 793,848.

a cylindrical axle box 12; 1 i

' Theaxle is formed-into a `spindle 18 of substantially semi-cylindrical form? and" co. operates with the 4upper half of the axleboxk said axle. The hub is fitted interiorly, with.

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19o" as rshown in F gsl anda. A'shoulder Y `14 at the inner end of the spindle limits the inward movement of the hub. `A pair of lugs 15y extend downwardly from the shoul-Y dered .portionx14 of the` axle in spaced par-l allel relationtoeach other and they are provided with a transverse hole for a pivot bolt 16., ySaid shoulder, howeveris continued in the form of Aanl annular collar entirelyi 4around and spanning the space between'the` `lugs asshown. at 14;".kv

The above mentionedspindle.block 17,

shown in detail kinf F iig;` 5, is of peculiarcon struction and approximately" is of `semi-cyv lind-'rical form and isI fitted into thelowerff halfof the hub oppositer the spindlel.`

The length'ffof .the block at leastrthe mami I.

yportion thereof, jissubstantia'lly equal Ato the length of the spindle axlev box. lIt will be .80, understood, however,-that.both the spindle;v 13 and the block will preferably be slightly less than ahalffcylinder, whereby aspace 18 j'y lbetween themf is 'provided` when athe `parts both engage the innervr surface .of the axle ss/"j "i f box.` .The block, however, is recessed 'at1its n" center `forming a pocket 19`1an'd having a` 1 throat `20. leading to Ithe inner endofgthe block, the throat beingshallower than the,y

pocket 19. The end v21 of the block'adjacent" the throat kconstitutes a lug extending'beyondfthe -axle box andjintovthe space betweenithelugsl of the axle and within the annularl kportion llV l'ofthe shoulder, ask

shownin" Fig. 1. The other end of the block is formed. into a lug 22 extending beyond the.y

axle box and having alip 23 overlapping the end ofthe axle box.

At 24 I show a preferredy form of auxil;k i `iaryaxle `or lever, it :being a lever yof the first class, and pivoted on'thepivot bolt 16.

The outer endv ofthe lever 24 4extends into I the space between the lugs 15 .through the throat 20 and is provided-with ahead 251 adapted to be seated `.normally in2 thepoclret 19 ofthe block. The inner end fof the lever `Qlfis connected to the-,main axle by means of a contractile spring 26 of a strongcr sub- 1 stantial nature. "The yends of the spring are 1 shown connected toa pair of yoles 27 and Qdhaving` antifriction rollers k27 and 28 respectively, rolling upon the axle andthe lower surface of the lever. The purpose of the spring 26 is to draw the inner end of the lever 24 upwardly toward the' axle 16, whereby the block 17 will be held downwardly spaced from the spindle 13, the downward jmovement,l however,. being limited `by the lug 21 and the shoulderV extension 14C" whereby tendency of the spring to cause undue friction between the block and the axle bo will be prevented. y

By providing the spring yokes with antifriction rollers bearing. upon they axle and lever, itis easy for the spring to be shifted longitudinally of the axle or toward and from the hub for the purpose of varying its' effect. In order to control the position of: the spring any suitable mechanism may be operated by the driver or chauffeur; LFor this purpose I indicate a rhand lever 29 pivoted at 30 to some fixed part of the frame and having a fork 31 connected to- "the yokes 27 and 28.- A toothed arc 32 may" be provided to hold the lever in adjustedposition.

A cap 33 of any suitable designuis fitted to the outer end of the spindle and there secured by lag screws 34:'4 or other means and provides a means for securing a wheelupon the spindle and providing a means for iinishing or making the hubisu-bstantially dustproof. lSaid cap is provided with an opening 33 intowhich the lug 22 extends.`

From the foregoingA vdescription of the rconstruction the operation may be brieiiy described asl follows-1 With the parts adjustedv and arranged as shown in Fig. -1 and with the spring .of suicient strength to sustain-'the normal weight ofzthe vehicle and its load, theshoclr or blow incident to the wheel striking an obstruction will causel the wheel to lift the block 17 and head 25 of the lever, causing the inner'end of the lever to be thrown downwardly against the tension of the spring 26. The spring, therefore, will sustain the major portion of the shock, relieving the vehicle therefrom. By adjusting the spring farther from the hub it will be made more effective as to heavier loads. If the load be light, the operator, however. will1 adjust the spring' toward the hub, making it more responsive to any bumps or irregularities in the road. v

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patentiy 1. In a shock absorber for vehicles, thel combination of an axle having a semicylindrical spindle, a spindle block of form approximating that of they spindle and lying below the same and normally spacedv y therefrom, `a wheel hub .surroundingl said spindle and block, a lever havin-g oneend' extending between y the spindle and the and the spindle, and meansacting! between the axleand the member tending to cause the member' to hold the block spaced from.

the spindle.

3. In a device of the character set forth,

.the combination of an axle, a spindle at the end ofthe axle, said axle having a pair of spaced lugs, a block below the spindle and norm-ally spaced therefrom, a lever pivoted between said lugs vand having one end extending `between said `spindle and block, means coperating with the otherl end of the lever tending to cause the first mentioned end to force the block away from f thespindle, and a wheel hub journaled-upon the spindlel and the block.

. 4. vIn a ldevice of the character set forth, the combination 'of an axle, a spindle at one end of the axle, said axle being formed at one end y of the spindle with an annular shoulder and a pair of spaced lugs, a block `opposite the spindle,the'block being of substantially the same length as kthe spindle but having a lug extending into` the space between said lugs and coperatingfwith said shoulder, alever pivoted between said lugs and having one end extending between the 'spindle and the block, a wheelvhub surrounding the spindle and block, and'means coperatingbetweenthe axle and lever tending to cause the block to be forced away from the spindle, such action, however, being limited by theV block lug aforesaid.

5. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of'an axle, a spindle at one end of the axle, a spindle yblock opposite the spindle and normally spaced therefrom, a wheel hub surrounding and journaled upon said spindle and spindle block, a member extending between they spindle and the block at one end, means coperating with the other end of the member and the axlek tending to cause the first mentioned end of the member to force the block away fromy the spindle, and means to vary the effective position of theflast mentioned means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing. witnesses.

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